Nose - plumbs and raisins with oak spice and layers of dark fruity elements over a caramel base. Make ZERO mistake, alcohol is here and it's NOT subtle. There's an element of pretty young heaven hill based bourbon to me. Still it's pretty darn fruity and very nice. Taste - BIG, really bold bourbon with huge layers of vanilla and dark fruits, light chocolates, and all kinds of sweet sweet elements here. But then we get all this really aggressive pure bourbon elements. I have to say, this has really improved since opening and drinking about 40% of it. It's really nicely done and I have to give credit here, the younger bourbons have with time become less prevalent and I'm digging this one a lot more. Surprisingly strong score here at 3.0. Even the smallest drop of water really mellows some of bitter oak notes and pushes more sweetness and creamy mouthfeel out.